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unique cultural Wgmund, sven me sodoamromic status of
mareram,innucMcgwho~am.~.Oppa's(l9M)~ofa
Native m n fmm me USA mxlld not -rib# M an Ahdginal pnon
who RWa on a Canadian mem. it is d a l for my individual to educate
themselves wim nspat to Uw diimily and uniqmm of lha Ahigiil peoples
in Canada
Aborainal people do not reprarent orw, m ~ i c d msystem. l Each
gmup hasmeirown uniqw cuilum, l a m and MemI kinship syslam.
They am a m a w s gmup, not homqlenara (Hendenon. 1991: Johmn.
9Mm b Wi. 199% t.win, 199% McAlpim(LT*, 1983). BeingimareOf
!his diversii ir aspdally important for student servica pmhsimls. Fw
example. Nativa American students' psfenncs fora ma!a or female rmnsdlcf
will varywith lhdr wlturai values (HaviM et al.. 1982). MeAlpine & Taybh
( I s g 3 ) a t u d y f o u n d ~ a t ~ ~ ~ ~ m a y b e o f
benefi~ to me shldanla. hey sku kmd ma was a merema tmivmen me
teachins pfarancar bawern d i i Abaiginal group. This pmvidss
supPacing
of the hediversity of&migii psopk.
oandgar (1998) aunma&d AborigW sl&r& es having m9e g~mal
mads: I) b&im prspamth for p m t e y aduc.; 2) impmved campus
suppa( (8.9.. First Nabbm orientatban, orrcsmp~ munarhg, student gmup
and dmpin csnba): and 3) incnrasd mnmunity underdandii of Uw
impokm of higher education.